Al Ain Safari is a unique opportunity to discover African wildlife that takes visitors on an exciting 45-minute journey. It’s environment captures our imagination with its rock formations saturated with an African atmosphere, forming paintings with its large, small and medium lakes, and featuring around 2,500 African and local trees and plants. The Safari is located at the heart of Al Ain Zoo, adjacent to Jebel Hafeet, extending over 217 hectares and is thus considered one of the largest man-made safaris in the world, inhabited by more than 400 African animals.
When you visit Al Ain Safari, an Emirati tour guide will meet you and take you on your fascinating safari trip, adhering to safety and security standards. Once you arrive at the Safari Gate, you begin to learn about the endangered animals at Al Ain Safari, where you will see them roam freely without cages or restrictions, including the Scimitar-horned Oryx, Addax antelope and others. The journey becomes more adventurous as you are impressed by the beauty of the wildlife you encounter, with large animals such as lions, rhinoceros and giraffe, in addition to the pleasure visitors can get from watching small animals that are no less exciting, such as the jumping gazelle and Impala antelope, along with many different types of birds including the ostrich, which is the largest living species of bird in the world.
During your tour you will be attracted by a range of small, medium and large lakes, spread over long distances in the safari, surrounded by a large number of rocks and formations that simulate nature and give the impression that you are wandering inside nature reserves. This feeling will be compounded by the off-road skills shown by the Car Tour guides who know exactly how to drive their safari cars that are specifically designed and equipped to take these routes. Don’t miss the cute giraffe families as they slowly lumber towards you and get closer to pick up their favorite food: carrots and lettuce. The Al Ain Safari gives visitors a choice of options to suit their needs. They can experience the safari in a 22-seater truck, driven by a professional driver while tour guides interact with visitors. These trips are pre-set to include specific elements within the Safari. Special 4x4 Safari cars are also available for a more personal enjoyable experience with one of our expert tour guides who drive them to get closer to the animal gatherings.
Al Ain Safari contributes significantly to educate the public on the importance of preserving wild animals for future generations, while also playing a role in protecting the lives of these animals and other species providing a natural environment for animals as if they were in their own habitat. During their trip, visitors can enjoy a dinner experience just a few meters away from a pride of lions at a location equipped comparable to a fivestar hotel with an evening camp dinner banquet under dim lights, during which you will experience vivid scenes of wildlife and the way lions devour their prey.
Al Ain Safari has become an important tourist destination for visitors from around the world and plays a role in Al Ain Zoo’s protection and breeding of endangered species. This is an essential part of our founding father the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan’s vision that enhances his concept of protecting the environment as part of his great journey that began with the establishment of Al Ain Zoo in 1968.
